Buildings Housing The Legislative Assembly
- Navy Hall at Newark (1792)
- first (1793–1813) and second (1820–1824) Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada at York
From 1824 to 1832, the Assembly sat at temporary locations due to the fire that destroyed the 2nd home:
- residence of the Chief Justice of Upper Canada (1813–1820)
- old York County Court House on King between Toronto and Church Streets (1829–1832)
- ballroom of York Hotel at York - one session 1813
- York General Hospital (1824–1829)
- third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada (1832–1840)
Only Navy Hall survives today, all the other buildings were either demolished or burned down.
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